BARRY TUERKHEIMER
Optometry at Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL
License number
Florida 1045
Issued Date
Jan 10, 1989
Effective Date
Mar 28, 2001
Expiration Date
Feb 28, 1999
Category
Health Care
Type
Optometry Branch Office
Address
Address
3740 W Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Professional information
Optometric Soft And Rigid Contact Lens Cleaning And Storage System
US Patent:
4721124, Jan 26, 1988
Filed:
Dec 1, 1983
Appl. No.:
6/556973
Inventors:
Barry Tuerkheimer - Plantation FL
Robert Cranmore - Ft. Lauderdale FL
Robert Cranmore - Ft. Lauderdale FL
International Classification:
B08B 302
US Classification:
134138
Abstract:
A system for storing, cleaning, and sterilizing soft and rigid contact lens. The system utilizes the circulation of cleaning fluid to clean lens which are suspended. The system consists of a container for housing a pair of off-set lens carriers and for functioning as a chamber for cleaning and sterilizing; a cap with apertures for providing a generally water-tight seal for the container and for supporting the lens carriers, and a base/pump housing connected to the bottom of the container for retaining the cleaning fluid and providing a pump mechanism for propelling the cleaning fluid into the cleaning chamber. The container has a floor with a plurality of angled apertures for providing a helically shaped spray of cleaning fluid onto the lens carriers upon manipulation of the base and pump housing. The base/pump housing attached to the bottom of the container is a flexible housing for storing the cleaning fluid and for providing a pump mechanism upon compression for forcing the cleaning fluid through the angled apertures into the cleaning chamber. An interior vessel is provided for water-tight attachment with the cover within the cleaning chamber to retain the two lens carriers side by side during storage.